South Florida’s Christopher Arcidiacono punched his ticket into the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $50,000 buy-in Super High Roller Monday night via a $5,100 mega satellite at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. Christopher is 31 years old and was born in Rochester, New York. He is a full time cash game player, primarily at the Seminole Hard Rock, and the largest buy-in tournament he’s played prior to the SHRPO Super High Roller is $1,500.

We caught up with him after his big score.

Q: What prompted you to play the $5,100 satellite?

A: I won the Splash the Pot promotion [at][Seminole][Hard][Rock][Hollywood] while playing $2/5 and received a $550 super satellite ticket. I played the $550 and won entry into the [Seminole][Casino][Coconut][Creek] $5,100 satellite.

Q: What are you most looking forward to about playing in a $50,000 buy in?

A: I’m going to try and relish the entire experience because I know it’s a very rare opportunity. I had to get lucky just to be able to get into the event.

Q: What is your experience at Seminole poker rooms?

A: I’m currently a daily grinder at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood – easily my favorite poker room in Florida. When I lived in Central Florida, I would often visit [Seminole][Hard][Rock][Tampa] and it’s the first casino I ever played at when I was 18 years old.

Q: Do you play at Coconut Creek often? How often do you play the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood events?

A: I don’t play at Coconut Creek as often – maybe a few times a month – because I’m closer to the Hollywood location. I usually will fire a bullet or two at some of the low buy-in, high guarantee tournaments that run at the Seminole Hard Rock, but I try to focus mainly on cash games.

Q: Seminole Super High Rollers attract some of the game’s best — Erik Seidel, Jason Mercier, etc. Does that intimidate or excite you?

A: More excites. I have not ever been intimidated at a poker table – so far. I have a lot of respect for the guys who regularly play and do well in the high rollers and I’m looking forward to it.

Q: What does this opportunity – to play in a $50,000 buy in – mean to you?

A: The opportunity means a lot. The price point is so high that it’s not a tournament I could see myself buying directly into so I know how rare the situation is. I’m ready to bring my “A” game and hopefully I will run a little bit better than the high stakes regulars that day.

• Download: Tournament Schedule (PDF)
• Download: Tournament Pay Charts (PDF)

Trophy Event Schedule:

Event	Day	Date	Time	Buy-In	Tournament Description	Structure
1A	Thu	1-Aug	11AM	$600	Deep Stack NLH Flight A (Re-Entry) - $1,000,000 GTD	Results
1B	Thu	1-Aug	6PM	$600	Deep Stack NLH Flight B (Re-Entry) - $1,000,000 GTD	--
1C	Fri	2-Aug	11AM	$600	Deep Stack NLH Flight C (Re-Entry) - $1,000,000 GTD	--
1D	Fri	2-Aug	6PM	$600	Deep Stack NLH Flight D (Re-Entry) - $1,000,000 GTD	--
1E	Sat	3-Aug	11AM	$600	Deep Stack NLH Flight E (Re-Entry) - $1,000,000 GTD	--
1F	Sat	3-Aug	6PM	$600	Deep Stack NLH Flight F (Re-Entry) - $1,000,000 GTD	--
1	Sun	4-Aug	1PM	--	Day 2	--
2	Thu	1-Aug	12PM	$400	Omaha 8 or Better (Re-Entry) - $30,000 GTD - One Day Event	Results
3	Fri	2-Aug	12PM	$400	H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry) - One Day Event	Results
4	Sat	3-Aug	12PM	$400	PLO 8 (Re-Entry) - One Day Event	Results
5	Sun	4-Aug	12PM	$400	Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) - $50,000 GTD - One Day Event	Results
6	Sun	4-Aug	3PM	$1,700	Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry) - $100,000 GTD	Results
6	Mon	5-Aug	2PM	--	Day 2	--
7	Mon	5-Aug	11AM	$400	Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry) - One Day Event	Results
8	Mon	5-Aug	12PM	$400	Big Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry) - $50,000 GTD - One Day Event	Results
9	Mon	5-Aug	3PM	$400	PLO (Re-Entry) - One Day Event	Results
10	Mon	5-Aug	6PM	$150	Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry) - $30,000 GTD - $5,250 Championship Seat Added - One Day Event	Results
11	Tue	6-Aug	11AM	$600	Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry) - $100,000 GTD - One Day Event	Results
12	Tue	6-Aug	12PM	$400	Big O (Re-Entry) - One Day Event	Results
13	Tue	6-Aug	3PM	$400	Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Single Re-Entry) - One Day Event	Results
14	Tue	6-Aug	5PM	$1,100	Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Freeze-Out) - One Day Event	Results
15	Wed	7-Aug	12PM	$2,200	Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry) - $200,000 GTD - One Day Event	Results
16	Wed	7-Aug	7PM	$300	Jeff Conine Celebrity Poker Classic - One Day Charity Event	Results
17	Thu	8-Aug	12PM	$1,100	Six-Max Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry) - $100,000 GTD - One Day Event	Results
18	Thu	8-Aug	1PM	$50,000	Super High Roller NLH (Single Re-Entry) - $1,000,000 GTD - Held in Salon East	Results
18	Fri	9-Aug	1PM	--	Day 2	--
19	Thu	8-Aug	3PM	$400	Six-Max PLO (Single Re-Entry) - One Day Event	Results
20A	Fri	9-Aug	11AM	$5,250	SHRPO Championship Day 1A (Single Re-Entry) - $3,000,000 GTD	Results
20B	Sat	10-Aug	11AM	$5,250	SHRPO Championship Day 1B (Single Re-Entry) - $3,000,000 GTD	--
20	Sun	11-Aug	12PM	--	Day 2	--
20	Mon	12-Aug	12PM	--	Day 3	--
20	Tue	13-Aug	1PM	--	Final Table Televised and Live Streamed as Part of The Big 4
21	Sun	11-Aug	2PM	$2,650	NLH (Single Re-Entry) - $1,000,000 GTD	Results
21	Mon	12-Aug	12PM	--	Day 2	--
21	Tue	13-Aug	1PM	--	Final Table Televised and Live Streamed as Part of The Big 4
22	Mon	12-Aug	11AM	$1,100	NLH (Re-Entry) - $500,000 GTD	Results
22	Tue	13-Aug	1PM	--	Final Table Televised and Live Streamed as Part of The Big 4
23	Mon	12-Aug	12PM	$25,500	High Roller (Re-Entry) - $2,000,000 GTD - Held in Salon East	Results
23	Tue	13-Aug	1PM	--	Final Table Televised and Live Streamed as Part of The Big 4
24A	Sun	11-Aug	5PM	$150	NLH Day 1A (Re-Entry) - $50,000 GTD	Results
24B	Mon	12-Aug	5PM	$150	NLH Day 1B (Re-Entry) - $50,000 GTD	--
24	Tue	13-Aug	5PM	--	Day 2 - Held in the Poker Room	--
25	Mon	12-Aug	6PM	$2,650	PLO (Re-Entry)	Results
25	Tue	13-Aug	3PM	--	Day 2 - Held in the Poker Room	--
26	Tue	13-Aug	11AM	$400	Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry) - $30,000 GTD - Held in Salon East - One Day Event	Results
27	Tue	13-Aug	12PM	$10,000	NLH (Re-Entry) - $500,000 GTD - Held in Salon East - One Day Event	Results